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the care and feeding of chocolate moulds
there’s more that goes into them than just chocolate
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DIY a small batch chocolate melter
insights and a video how-to for making a melter: keep batches melted, melt stored blocks, use for infusing cocoa butter
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on heat and chocolate
dialing back temperature, one question at a time
make, read, repeat
books for the chocolate maker's library
a bean to bar resource page
a video peek at our process, pdfs on equipment, recipe starting points, and a guide to tempering
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a starting guide to bean to bar
equipment info, sorting, roasting, how to create a % formula for batches, pdfs and videos
how to connect a Behmor roaster with Artisan software to track your roasts
a small batch profile roasting breakthrough! roasting (and the chocolate we make with it) just got better
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what goes into a single origin dark bar
decisions, decisions, decisions
in case you're new to all this, let's talk batchcrafting
plus a bit o'wonder grinder love, no matter what a PITA they are
my forever go-to for tempering chocolate is the seed method
a look back at seed herstory, plus a helpful video lesson and pdf how-to guide on using seed for tempering
crafting oat milk chocolate
a short and sweet primer on the big O
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tempering 101: a friendly breakdown to avoid a tempering meltdown
insights for folks who don't temper, and insights for all of us folks who do
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